MFC Industrial, a Canadian global trade finance and supply chain company, has bought Bawag Malta Bank in a €90.8 million deal. The bank, bought from Bawag PSK of...

SACE, the Italian export credit agency, has provided an €8 million guarantee to the country's Maglital, a textile manufacturer. Maglital is planning a...

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) are joining forces to help revive Nigeria's cocoa sector via an...

DS-Concept, a global commercial finance company, has provided a $1 million export accounts receivable facility to a sporting goods and accessories manufacturer in...

A study of manufacturing executives by GT Nexus, a cloud-based global commerce platform, found 40% had faced supply chain disruption in the past year. But only 24%...

This two-part series examines the positive and negative aspects of working with agency lenders or agencies. ‘Agency lender’ is a name given to a group of...

Nickel miners in Australia - including Glencore and BHP Billiton - are under increasing pressure to slow production, with investors eyeing key announcements in coming...

The UK's goods trade gap with the rest of the world widened by £1.9 billion to a record high of £125 billion in 2015, official figures show. But the...

Choi Hee-nam has been appointed executive director of the World Bank Group. He replaces Eun Sung-soo, who resigned the position to be the chief executive officer of...

A total of GH¢48.9 million ($12.5 million) is required to set up and run the proposed Ghana Export-Import Bank (Ghana Ex-Im) in the first 12 months of its...

Swiss-based commodity trader Glencore is expected to soon wrap up senior syndication of a one-year revolving credit that refinances existing debt. Glencore is...

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) has signed an agreement to open a branch in Dubai. The branch will become a gateway for facilitating and...

Researchers have estimated the costs of capital for onshore wind energy projects across the 28 EU member states. The weighted cost of capital significantly varies,...

Reliance Industries’ latest €950 million ($1.04 billion) export credit agency (ECA)-backed deal is expected to push its capital expenditure spree in refinery and...

Export Development Canada (EDC) has signed an agreement at the Singapore International Air Show with ICBC Financial Leasing regarding aircraft manufactured by...

The UK branch of Nigeria's Zenith Bank has opened its first office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), where it will offer trade finance and...

India's state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals has secured a $1.6 billion overseas power project order thanks to help from the Export-Import Bank of India (India...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement to reinforce its work with Australia - including increasing trade finance and investment. ADB President...

The Export-Import Bank of India wants ₹1,700 crore equity capital to help provide export finance, term loans to exporters, and overseas investment finance and...

Vitol, the Swiss-headquartered commodity trader, believes oil may never hit $100 a barrel again. Chief executive Ian Taylor said prices could remain between $40 and...